Is litigation truly the best alternative to a mediated agreement ("BATNA")? "BATNA" is the acronym used in mediations to compare what the...

It's a new year, time for new beginnings, "do-overs", self-improvement, and deep reflections. That is also how I see each day of...

Recently a lawyer told me that he felt mediators treat plaintiff lawyers differently than they treat defense lawyers. I was surprised and...

I read a good article from Roger C. Benson - Link is below. Mr. Benson raises a topic that comes up frequently in mediation- that of...

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood." This is easier said than done. All parties to a negotiation, whether it is as formal...

As I am getting ready to speak at a bar program on preparation for mediation, I realized It has been awhile since I wrote about the...

Recently, I experienced an unusual number of mediations not immediately settling at the mediation. Every mediator at some time, goes...

In honor of President's Day, today's mediation tip honors leadership, and takes inspiration from Coach JOHN WOODEN, the celebrated UCLA...

In most mediations, there is a divide between the parties as to what the actual facts are, and each party feels he or she is the right...

Flexibility is important in all negotiations. However a couple recent cases I mediated exemplify how flexibility truly made the...